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Is Santa real?

Is Santa real?

Is Santa real? What is your answer to this question? Lala Fogarty provides a surprising answer that will help break the cycle of abuse.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

Halloween is a beautiful time of year; knowing the facts and being vigilant can keep the experiences and memories safe, happy, and healthy.

Are you pro-life or pro-birth?

Are you pro-life or pro-birth?

Pro-life and pro-birth are not the same things. Lala lays out the difference between them and what we can do to be pro-life.

Cognitive dissonance and gun safety

Cognitive dissonance and gun safety

  Hi Friends. Have you ever been wrong? Me too!  Have you ever tried something different, and that been wrong too? Same, same! No shame in getting it wrong; hey, at least you tried! Try again with something different; just keep trying! Many of our problems exist...

How do I stop spanking?

How do I stop spanking?

What have you got to lose? April 30th is the NO SPANK CHALLENGE – one day to take a break from spanking our children. One day! That’s it.

How to prevent abuse in APRIL

How to prevent abuse in APRIL

How can you or I prevent abuse in April? How can we make a difference? We could start with just one small thing each day.

How to prevent self-hatred

How to prevent self-hatred

What if we could prevent our children from hating themselves, and instead foster self-love and in turn, self-care? Turns out, we can! Imagine if you will growing up with a particular set of values. Perhaps you don’t even have to imagine it; perhaps you actually did...

April 30th is NO SPANK DAY!

April 30th is NO SPANK DAY!

Spanking teaches kids lessons, but are they the lessons most parents want their kids to learn. Try giving it up spanking for just one day.

The Easter Bunny

The Easter Bunny

Is there anything wrong with telling kids about an imaginary Easter Bunny and asking them to sit in his lap? Let’s think about it.

Boys will be boys

Boys will be boys

Part of the problem of sexual misconduct in men is we excuse certain behaviors from our male children by repeating a long held mantra, “boys will be boys.”

Back to School

Back to School

Sending your kids to school, or back to school, means understanding how to protect them from sexual abuse while in school.

Stop Bullying

Stop Bullying

Is your child being bullied; or worse, a bully? The best way to stop bullying is to lead by example. Stop acting like a bully yourself.

Georgia school paddling

Georgia school paddling

A Georgia school coercing a mother into “letting” her child be paddled in school. This is the way to create, not solve problems

Is corporal punishment the best lesson?

Is corporal punishment the best lesson?

All children need to learn a lesson through experience, but they shouldn’t go through painful corporal punishment. A lesson should shine in a positive light.

Kesha’s Rape

Kesha’s Rape

Rape will never end until we stop judging rape victims, start believing them, and stop criticizing their supporters. We can do it.

Body Shaming

Body Shaming

Six year old’s body shame. Even when they’ve been taught not to. That’s a problem, and there are things you as parents can do about that.

Preventing child sexual abuse

Preventing child sexual abuse

There are a lot of things parents can do to prevent their children from being sexually abused. They all start with understanding more about sexual abuse.

Bullying and domestic violence

Bullying and domestic violence

Bullying and domestic violence: If we want children to be nice to each other, we need to watch how we treat them and how we treat each other.

The Journey of Childhood

The Journey of Childhood

Childhood milestones, not all children are the same. Allow your children to be little, and when they are big, they will know how to be.

Shaming our children

Shaming our children

It’s time we rethink the act of shaming our children and labeling it discipline. Teaching children to manage anger is best done by modeling it ourselves.

Where is the line?

Where is the line?

Do you know the difference between spanking and child abuse? Worried you might cross the line? Then don’t spank your kids then. Problem solved!

Don’t blame the clowns for abuse

Don’t blame the clowns for abuse

“Clowns Seen in Wooded Areas Luring Children to Join Them,” an attention-getting headline, but what about the rest of the facts? Can we blame the clowns?

Consent

Consent

Parents need to talk to children of both sexes about appropriate sexual consent and sexual boundaries. Sons and daughters.

How to live in peace

How to live in peace

We are bombarded by recent violence. If we want a more peaceful world, we need to teach our children to be loving, non-violent and peaceful.

Choosing a Nanny

Choosing a Nanny

Choosing a good nanny can be a huge help. Choosing a bad nanny is a huge risk. Learn how you can tell the difference between the two.

Choosing the right daycare

Choosing the right daycare

Every parent’s worst nightmare, choosing the wrong daycare and all that means. Learn what you need to know in order to keep your children safe in daycare

Honk if you hate bullies

Honk if you hate bullies

Do you resort to bullying your children? Are you sure? The real question is are we teaching our children to bully. Here’s some tips.

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